Denver Center Attractions Announces RAIN And RIVERDANCE Engagements

Denver Center Attractions recently announced fall engagements of two immensely popular touring shows to play the Buell Theatre.  Rain – A Tribute to The Beatles will play September 22-27, and Riverdance will play eight farewell performances November 24-29.  Ticket on-sale information will be announced at a later date.

About Rain:  In a show the Denver Post calls “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles,” Rain boasts a repertoire of nearly 200 Beatlemaniac favorites, ranging from such beloved songs as “Yesterday” and “Hey Jude” to classic hits including “Revolution” and “Come Together.” Rain covers The Beatles from their very first Ed Sullivan Show appearance through the Abbey Road album, through the psychedelic late 60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. Rain is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experience which includes a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s.

For the four longtime band members – Joey Curatolo (Paul McCartney), Joe Bithorn (George Harrison), Ralph Castelli (Ringo Starr) and Steve Landes (John Lennon), with a little help from their friend Mark Lewis (keyboards, percussion) – the music is first and foremost.  For more than two decades, Rain has distinguished itself by focusing on details, always being faithful to The Beatles with the ultimate goal of delivering a perfect note-for-note performance.  All the music is performed live, with no pre-recorded tapes or sequences.

About Riverdance:  This thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe will play eight farewell performances in Denver. Composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, to date, Riverdance  has played over 10,000 performances, been seen live by more than 21 million people in over 300 venues throughout 32 countries across 4 continents. They have traveled well over 563,000 miles (or to the moon and back!), played to a worldwide television audience of nearly 2 billion; sold over 3 million copies of the Grammy Award-winning CD (certified Platinum in the US) and over 10 million videos making it one of the best-selling entertainment videos in the world!  Riverdance had its world premiere at the Point Theatre, Dublin, in February 1995, where it opened to unanimous critical acclaim.

Rain – A Tribute to The Beatles and Riverdance are added attractions in Denver Center Attractions’ 2009 season, which is generously sponsored by United Airlines. Media sponsorship for DCA is provided by The Denver Post, CBS4 and Colorado Homes & Lifestyles magazine.  Denver Center Attractions is supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.  Please visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.

For more information about Rain, please visit www.Raintribute.com.  

For more information about Riverdance, please visit www.Riverdance.com. 

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